Dear Netters,
Manohar Parrikar's Press Mangement Engine seems to be in DENIAL MODE as the BJP
bus slowly moves downhill. He makes frivilous statements and then promptly
denies them. He says he has dumped Babush Monserrate, but he has taken Babush
Monserrate to Delhi TWICE in attempts to topple the Digamber Government. Next
month will be the FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of the Goa Democratic Alliance
[GDA], the still born child of Parrikar's unholy alliance. this year they tried
to get a MAJORITY in the Goa People's Assembly [GPA] because the majority keeps
eluding tyhem in the Goa Legislative Assembly [GLA] as one netter has pointed
out.
DDA, GPA, GLA. Nothing seems to work for poor Parrikar. May be he should forget
his RSS pride and apply for membership of the GBA. The Goa Bachao Andolan seems
to be working quite sucessfully. It also doe not need to go to Delhi to succeed
in Goa, unlike the Congress and BJP leaders in Goa.
May be the time has come for the GBA to have a political party. Chicken shakuti
and caju feni is nice in the rainy season. Can also eat some ponos because it
is St. Juan time. Perhaps Parrikar can host it. He seems to know where to get
funds to float 500 NGOs. One wonder if he knows how to run them or whether he
will import technology from Gujarat or Chhatishgarh or from the USA. They say
he has sent some people for training under George W. Bush.
Some one was telling me that the Dr. Anil deSa who spoke at some rally in
Panaji and gave some computers or LCDs to some Sarkari Shala in Shirvoi Verem
or something near Ponda is back in Goa. Sheer waste of money. shala having
maximum drop outs in Goa. I think he is a relative of the old NIO Director and
doing some project for Syngenta or something that owns the Santa Monica boat
cruises that also go to some Spice Farm in his village. Farmers now using lotsa
chemicals, they say. Bad for health. Dr. Anil must be knowing it also if he is
medical doctor.
Best wishes.
Diogo
--- On Mon, 23/6/08, Shiv Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
> Subject: ToI exposes politician-mining nexus in Goa
> Date: Monday, 23 June, 2008, 6:04 PM
> This report appeared in the June 22 edition of Times of
> India Goa. Story is accessible only on the epaper.
>
> The report highlights how Goa's notorious mine owners
> have the politicians, police and the media in their pockets. It is a
> story worth following for the national media especially since
> Goan politicians are tarring environmental groups with the
> naxalite brush.
>
> Just to let everyone know, under the laws enacted by the
> former Portuguese rulers, people may own land and the houses, etc
> built on the land. But if a mining concession is given to a company,
> it has all the right to open up the land and extract ore even while
> the title for the land remains with the original owner. However a lot of
> mining concessions granted in the 1950s were not operated due to
> the poor quality of ore found in the region. But the boom in Chinese
> exports has opened a market for even the low quality ore.
>
> So homes and hearths in villages of Sanguem, Sanvordem and
> other talukas of Goa are being opened up.
> -Shiv Kumar
>
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>
> Naxal bogey raised to quell agitations
>
> Activists Allege Hand Of Government And Opposition In
> Suppressing
> Anti-Mining Protests By Those Affected
>
> Raju Nayak | TNN
>
> Panaji: Politicians playing into the hands of mine owners
> once again are raising the bogey of Naxalism to blunt the people's
> agitations against mining activities in the state, say leading
> environmentalists of Goa.
> On Thursday, BJP leader Manohar Parrikar, chairing a
> meeting of the Goa Legislative Assembly ad hoc committee on home, had
> claimed that a group of people with "CPI(ML) links" were working
> in the state's mining belt. Parrikar's opposition to the protests came > as
> a surprise to many since the BJP had so far been supporting
> protesters in a bid to embarrass the government.
> "Both the ruling party and the opposition are now
> united on one issue, opposing the anti-mining protests," said an
> activist. "They are now both with the mining lobby," alleged another
> activist.
> Buying politicians, keeping control over the local
> panchayats, and giving trucks to the important locals are the several
> tricks of the mine owners. Earlier they used to build temples to please
> the villagers.
> Sebastian Rodrigues of Siolim, who was among those
> branded as a naxalite, said terrorism is actually operating in the form
> of mining. "We are fighting against their terrorism," he
> said.
> Gavas says many of the protesters have been physically
> attacked and a few killed in suspected accidents that were stage-managed
> by the mining lobby
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:59:33 +0530
From: "Goanet News" <news.goanet@ gmail.com>
Subject: [Goanet] OFFICIAL REPORT: Goa legislature secretariat ad hoc
committee on Home
Message-ID:
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This is the official version of the issues coming up at the Goa
legislature secretariat ad hoc committee on Home, circulated via the
Director of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> on June 21, 2008.
GOA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON HOME
Porvorim
20 June 2008
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The ad hoc Committee on Home (19.6.2008) held its second sitting to
examine major schemes, programmes and the adverse comments of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India in respect of GAD, Goa Sadan,
Public Grievances, Vigilance & GPSC.
2. The Committee was chaired by Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Leader of
Opposition. Mr. Francis D'Souza, Mr. Mahadev Naik, Mr. Milind Naik and
Damodar Naik, BJP MLAs attended the meeting as special invitee.
3. Members of public turned up in large numbers and expressed their
views before the Committee. Notable amongst them were: Mr. Godfrey
Gonsalves, Mr. G.N. Mishra, Mr. Ramnath G. Naik, Dr. Pratap Naik, Mr.
Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
4. Mr. Uddipta Ray, IAS, Secretary, GAD & Vigilance, the Secretary,,
PSC and other officers deposed before the Committee.
QUICK COMPLETION OF GOA NIWAS, NEW DELHI & GOA BHAVAN, MUMBAI
ILLEGAL CREATION OF POSTS IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT
6
NON-ALLOCATION OF RS.50 LAKHS FOR MARATHI BHAVAN
7. Mr. Parrikar and Mr. Francis D'Souza called the Finance Minister's
declaration for allotment of Rs.50 lakhs for Marathi Bhavan in his
budget speech in March 2008 to the Legislative Assembly was a sop and
a publicity stunt. Dr. Pratap Naik, Mr. Wilmix Wilson Mazarello, strongly urged
for inclusion in the State Official Languages Act Konkani in Roman script and
described the non-inclusion of Konkani in Roman script as human rights
violation.
RESULTS OF GPSC TO BE ON WEBSITE
9. The Leader of Opposition insisted that the cut-off marks and marks obtained
in each test should be communicated to the candidates, both failed and
qualified, and also put on the website.
( MANOHAR PARRIKAR)
CHAIRMAN
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DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY.
THIRD FLOOR,UDYOG BHAVAN,
NEAR AZAD MAIDAN, PANAJI GOA
PHONE-0832-2422675
0832-2226047
0832-2426168
FAX 0832-2224211
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